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| Sullivan County Courthouse<br>22 Main St<br> PO Box 45 <br>Newport, NH 03773-0045 <br>Phone: 603.863.3450<br><br>[http://www.sullivancountynh.gov/ '''Sullivan County Website'''] <br><br> | | Sullivan County Courthouse<br>22 Main St<br> PO Box 45 <br>Newport, NH 03773-0045 <br>Phone: 603.863.3450<br><br>[http://www.sullivancountynh.gov/ '''Sullivan County Website'''] <br><br> |
| The Town or City Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records.<br>The Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1827.<br>The Register of Probate has probate records.<br>The Register of Deeds has land records.<br>The Richards Library, in Newport, New Hampshire has other records of genealogical interest.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sullivan, New Hampshire page 453, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | | The Town or City Clerks have birth, marriage, death and burial records.<br>The Clerk of the Superior Court has divorce and court records from 1827.<br>The Register of Probate has probate records.<br>The Register of Deeds has land records.<br>The Richards Library, in Newport, New Hampshire has other records of genealogical interest.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sullivan, New Hampshire page 453, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/306172 Historical Record Survey New Hampshire, ''Guide to the county archives of New Hampshire, Sullivan County, volume 10.'' Manchester, New Hampshire : Historical Records Survey, 1938] | | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/306172 Historical Record Survey New Hampshire, ''Guide to the county archives of New Hampshire, Sullivan County, volume 10.'' Manchester, New Hampshire : Historical Records Survey, 1938] |
| '''Towns Organized Before 1800:''' <br>Acworth 1766<br>Charlestown 1753<br>Claremont 1764<br>Cornish 1763<br>Croydon 1763<br>Goshen 1791<br>Grantham 1761<br>Langdon 1787<br>Lempster 1761<br>Newport 1761<br>Plainfield 1761<br>Springfield 1794<br>Unity 1764<br>Washington 1776<br>Wendell 1731 | | '''Towns Organized Before 1800:''' <br>Acworth 1766<br>Charlestown 1753<br>Claremont 1764<br>Cornish 1763<br>Croydon 1763<br>Goshen 1791<br>Grantham 1761<br>Langdon 1787<br>Lempster 1761<br>Newport 1761<br>Plainfield 1761<br>Springfield 1794<br>Unity 1764<br>Washington 1776<br>Wendell 1731 |
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| | bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sullivan County, New Hampshire. Page 452-453. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 436.</ref></center> | | | bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sullivan County, New Hampshire. Page 452-453. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 436.</ref></center> |
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| * '''Parent County(s):''' *Sullivan County was established by law on 5 July 1827 from [[Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy|Cheshire]] County. Cheshire County was established in 1771. <ref> name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref> | | * '''Parent County(s):''' *Sullivan County was established by law on 5 July 1827 from [[Cheshire County, New Hampshire Genealogy|Cheshire]] County. Cheshire County was established in 1771. <ref> name="HBG">[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092referer=brief_results ''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''] (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 181. [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].</ref> |
| * '''County Seat:''' Newport<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), New Hampshire.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br> | | * '''County Seat:''' Newport<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), New Hampshire.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br> |
| * '''Parent County(s):''' '''1771-1827''': The area that now is Sullivan County was part of Cheshire County from 1771 to 5 July 1827. Thus if you are looking for an ancestor in censuses, deeds, probate records, etc. before 5 July 1827, look in Cheshire County records. | | * '''Parent County(s):''' '''1771-1827''': The area that now is Sullivan County was part of Cheshire County from 1771 to 5 July 1827. Thus if you are looking for an ancestor in censuses, deeds, probate records, etc. before 5 July 1827, look in Cheshire County records. |
| *[http://www.mapofus.org/NewHampshire Interactive Map of New Hampshire County Formation History] (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating New Hampshire county boundary changes | | *[http://www.mapofus.org/NewHampshire Interactive Map of New Hampshire County Formation History] (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating New Hampshire county boundary changes |